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Registration is now open for Savannah’s fourth annual Mayor’s Small Business Conference, which will take place Wednesday, March 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. The free conference helps promote business development and growth through networking and informative workshops.

The conference is an initiative of the U. S. Conference of Mayors for its member cities. The theme of this year’s conference is 21st Century Business Success: Making a profit in a changing economy. The conference will focus on assisting local business owners in successfully repositioning their businesses to become more competitive in today’s economy.

For more information and to register, please contact the City of Savannah Department of Economic Development at (912) 651-3653. The conference is free, but seating capacity is limited.

Conference participants include:

Workshop Presenters:

Terri Denison, District Director-U.S. Small Business Administration, Georgia District Office

Christopher Hanks, Director-Entrepreneurship Program, Terry College of Business-UGA

Business Roundtable:

Moderator: Bert Tenenbaum, President-Chatham Steel

Marjorie Young, Owner - Carriage Trade Public Relations, Inc.

Roy Jackson, President / CEO - Jackson Brothers Enterprises

Lowell Kronowitz, President - Levy Jewelers

Ben Polote, Jr., Project Executive - The Polote Corporation

Area Small Business Spotlight:

Cleve White, President / CEO Cleve White Nissan-Statesboro, Georgia